Buying tools as a new mechanic is scary and mechanic tools are expensive. In the US most shops require new mechanics to provide their own tools. I wanted to see if I could build an Apprentice Mechanic tool box for under $2500. This is enough tools to get someone started working on cars. The best part, the dealer will be giving this to the next apprentice they hire!
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Another great option I started as a semi tech a couple months ago and I have the 46” 2 bay Milwaukee box with the top hutch and spent around $1400 for the whole setup and gear wrench makes a 700 piece master tech set for $2400 and I haven’t had to get anything else unless I needed something like a torx socket set which my matco guy got me for $120 hopefully this is useful for someone else gettin into wrenchin
@HumbleMechanic @ScannerDanner taught me at Rosedale tech. Very cool seeing a collaboration with you! Very good dude!
I've been out of the industry for years, but I think buying a Cordless 1/2" Impact (Milwaukee, DeWalt) is a great idea over air. When I was a Lube tech I had both air and cordless, but the cordless was invauable when going on service calls for flat tires as well as replacing wheels in the parking lot when wheel thieves struck over the weekend!
I grew up working on cars, although I don’t work on cars for a career, this is the type of setup I want at home, I’m a mechanic at work but for electric motors so different types of tools, or not as many the same, if this toolbox was kinda light I would use it at work, right now I use a 4 drawer U.S. general toolcart which is amazing but I might just get this box
I completely agree with allen wrenches in tool sets. They essentially are there just to inflate the numbers(and cost) with little to no actual value. Same with the Phillips and flat head bits. Its pretty difficult to find just a basic complete socket set without any of the fluff.
"Buy cheap tools. The ones that you need to spend good money on will break so youll know exactly where you news to put your money."
Heard that online for someone lol
I have two husky mechanic tool sets first the h149mts and now the h194mts I prefer the later bought both used, the only thing missing from the h194mts is the 1/2 Dr deep sockets and the other one I bought used for $88 shipped from a reseller on eBay I'm really starting to like the husky tools especially the wrench sets compared to alot of the other sets you can buy for about the same price range..
since i started working in the mechanic field i probbaly racked up 10-12k worth of tools. def not cheap!!!!!!!!!
Those new Gen 3 drill and impact driver are some major upgrades over the Gen 2’s in my opinion. I work construction and i definitely notice a big power difference between the 3rd Gen impact and the 2nd Gen.